Bandicota indica

(Bechstein, 1799)

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Rattini
Genus : Bandicota

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bechstein, J.M. 1799-10-06. Thomas Pennant's allgemeine Uebersicht der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweyter Band. Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar, 666 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833362

Original name as described

Mus indicus

Type locality

Pondicherry, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Sri Lanka · India · Nepal · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Cambodia · Vietnam

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003502

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus (Rattus) nemorivagus

(Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nemorivaga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.67

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76bae90d-4157-43e8-b575-099e5b8722cf

Authority page

231-238

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus? macropus

(Hodgson, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

macropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.28b

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248595

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus giganteus

(Hardwicke, 1804)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gigantea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1860.5.4.84

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a792a95b-6861-4d46-9777-7ef1cb915ae0

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12902427

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Kelaart (1852:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota mordax

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

mordax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.10.11.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e4b899a6-b3ca-4ded-9828-e3f371320459

Authority page

642

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30152239

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota jabouillei

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

jabouillei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.10.4.143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/858b54a7-3940-45a5-b13c-1df8c5524c07

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nesokia nemorivaga var. taiwanus

(Tokuda, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

taiwana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tokuda (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus kagii

(Kuraoka, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kagii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Taiwan

Rattus eloquens

(Kishida, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

eloquens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

139-150

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota siamensis

Kloss, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:221559

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d18439f-2b77-4e78-96fa-876ac193b919

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12463901

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota maxima

M. S. Pradhan, Mondal, Bhagwat, & V. C. Agrawal, 1993

Family

Muridae

Root name

maxima

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSIWRS/M/98

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Records of the Zoological Survey of India

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus perkal

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

perkal

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Acanthomys perchal

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

perchal

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Acanthomys setifer

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

setifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus indica

(E. L. Layard, 1851)

Family

Muridae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)

Mus bandicotta

(Kelaart, 1890)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bandicotta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

318

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

Kelaart (1890:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)

Bandicota indica

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2541/115062578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bandicota indica setifera

Sody, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

setifera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota indica eloquens

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

eloquens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Bandicota indica mordax

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

mordax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Bandicota indica nemorivaga

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

nemorivaga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mus Bandicota

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bandicota

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833363

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)
  2. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  3. Blyth (1863:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus indicus

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Muridae

Root name

indica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833362

Authority publication

Weimar

Mus malabaricus

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Muridae

Root name

malabarica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603213

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus perchal

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Muridae

Root name

perchal

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603214

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497976) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Lesson (1827:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Bandicot

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Muridae

Root name

bandicot

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497977

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Mus Icria

(Horsfield, 1824)

Family

Muridae

Root name

icria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 24 (unnumbered p. 4)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31112030

Authority publication

London

Mus setifer

(Horsfield, 1824)

Family

Muridae

Root name

setifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31112027

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)

Mus (Nesokia) elliotanus

(J. Anderson, 1878)

Family

Muridae

Root name

elliotana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35553404

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nesokia nemorivaga var. taiwanus

(Tokuda, 1939)

Family

Muridae

Root name

taiwanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Hattori Hokokai Kenkyu Hokoku

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Bandicota indica sonlaensis

Đào Văn Tiến, 1975

Family

Muridae

Root name

sonlaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Thong bao khoa hoc, dai hoc tong top Hanoi

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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